Stef Harvey
@stefharvey.bsky.social
Scientist, educator, coffee drinker, power napper. Interests include STEM, philosophy, and environmental justice.
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An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
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It is sort of mind boggling how the science news of the last few years or so has been software engineers saying “we’ve upgraded the torment nexus that might tear apart society to be 10% more efficient” while bio/chem has been “we’re about to cure this disease that has threatened to kill millions
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It is sort of mind boggling how the science news of the last few years or so has been software engineers saying “we’ve upgraded the torment nexus that might tear apart society to be 10% more efficient” while bio/chem has been “we’re about to cure this disease that has threatened to kill millions
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Every single college and university should be taking care of its students in this way. Proud of my alma mater Bard College.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Every single college and university should be taking care of its students in this way. Proud of my alma mater Bard College.
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With $3 billion you could easily 10x transit service for the 1 million+ people in Santa Clara County
In California’s far north, an audacious feat of highway engineering is crumbling toward the ocean. The fix is expected to cost upward of $3 billion.
A major California highway is sliding toward the sea. There is no quick fix
In California’s far north, an audacious feat of highway engineering is crumbling toward the ocean. The fix is expected to cost upward of $3 billion.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
With $3 billion you could easily 10x transit service for the 1 million+ people in Santa Clara County
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I'm beginning to suspect that the Trump administration wants a major increase in homelessness because they believe the resulting horrors will all be blamed on big city mayors.
So many of their recent actions on food support, housing support, and healthcare all point this way.
So many of their recent actions on food support, housing support, and healthcare all point this way.
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm beginning to suspect that the Trump administration wants a major increase in homelessness because they believe the resulting horrors will all be blamed on big city mayors.
So many of their recent actions on food support, housing support, and healthcare all point this way.
So many of their recent actions on food support, housing support, and healthcare all point this way.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Exactly what I'd expect from hippies like... [checks notes] former military leaders...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Exactly what I'd expect from hippies like... [checks notes] former military leaders...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I will admit, the Ernst Röhm comment made me snort.
Also, resemblance?
Also, resemblance?
Ernst Röhm would like a word: Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I will admit, the Ernst Röhm comment made me snort.
Also, resemblance?
Also, resemblance?
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The combo of legit speculation on the health of Trump and this weird kumbaya makes for quite a dangerous situation for the USA:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The combo of legit speculation on the health of Trump and this weird kumbaya makes for quite a dangerous situation for the USA:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
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Wow imagine that
The Trump administration used Benny Johnson's claims that his house was "burned to the ground" and that "people were murdered in my front yard" to justify its federal takeover of DC.
@kenbensinger.bsky.social found out that Johnson made it all up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
@kenbensinger.bsky.social found out that Johnson made it all up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
He Plagiarized and Promoted Falsehoods. The White House Embraces Him.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Wow imagine that
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Academic books are notorious for boring endings, but @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social hit it out of the park! The last chapter of #TheAICon is full of actionable (pro-labor!) steps for standing up to Big Tech's hype.
Fight silliness with silliness!
Fight silliness with silliness!
September 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Academic books are notorious for boring endings, but @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social hit it out of the park! The last chapter of #TheAICon is full of actionable (pro-labor!) steps for standing up to Big Tech's hype.
Fight silliness with silliness!
Fight silliness with silliness!
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“Please listen to government sources and not these fools on Facebook.”
Officials in NL have had it with the disinformation spreading on social media about wildfires, which has now resulted in people harassing public servants. It’s hard to blame them. These platforms are a menace.
Officials in NL have had it with the disinformation spreading on social media about wildfires, which has now resulted in people harassing public servants. It’s hard to blame them. These platforms are a menace.
August 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Please listen to government sources and not these fools on Facebook.”
Officials in NL have had it with the disinformation spreading on social media about wildfires, which has now resulted in people harassing public servants. It’s hard to blame them. These platforms are a menace.
Officials in NL have had it with the disinformation spreading on social media about wildfires, which has now resulted in people harassing public servants. It’s hard to blame them. These platforms are a menace.
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Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.
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Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
The Cowardice of Senate Democrats Made Emil Bove’s Confirmation Possible
Senate Democrats could have confirmed Biden nominee Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit last year. They caved to a disgraceful right-wing smear campaign instead.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
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Just to be clear: The Trump administration had offered limited immunity to a convicted sex trafficker who also—and this is important—participated in the abuse herself, including of minors—and who may be offered a pardon so as to (attempt to) inoculate Trump himself.
July 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Just to be clear: The Trump administration had offered limited immunity to a convicted sex trafficker who also—and this is important—participated in the abuse herself, including of minors—and who may be offered a pardon so as to (attempt to) inoculate Trump himself.
From today’s hike - above Emerald Bay, South Lake Tahoe
July 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
From today’s hike - above Emerald Bay, South Lake Tahoe
Richard Feynman “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics”
calteches.library.caltech.edu/1976/1/1960B...
while professors often begin a nanotech class referencing it, it wasn’t well known until 1990s per Wiki
#science #nanotech #historyofscience #feynman
calteches.library.caltech.edu/1976/1/1960B...
while professors often begin a nanotech class referencing it, it wasn’t well known until 1990s per Wiki
#science #nanotech #historyofscience #feynman
https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/1976/1/1960Bot…
July 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Richard Feynman “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics”
calteches.library.caltech.edu/1976/1/1960B...
while professors often begin a nanotech class referencing it, it wasn’t well known until 1990s per Wiki
#science #nanotech #historyofscience #feynman
calteches.library.caltech.edu/1976/1/1960B...
while professors often begin a nanotech class referencing it, it wasn’t well known until 1990s per Wiki
#science #nanotech #historyofscience #feynman
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dozens of countries that are poorer and have more lax immigration standards have lower violent crime rates than the US, an important thing to point out on a regular basis
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
dozens of countries that are poorer and have more lax immigration standards have lower violent crime rates than the US, an important thing to point out on a regular basis
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“Everything from social media posts to metadata about phone calls to the purchase information collected by data brokers to location data showing every step taken is available to law enforcement… without a warrant.”
ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters
@themarshallproject.org
ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters
@themarshallproject.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Everything from social media posts to metadata about phone calls to the purchase information collected by data brokers to location data showing every step taken is available to law enforcement… without a warrant.”
ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters
@themarshallproject.org
ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters
@themarshallproject.org
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It's probably been a decade since i came across a stat that blew my mind: that there were more people who worked at Arby's than worked in coal mines.
Haven't tracked the fate of Arby's but...he's running industrial policy of a different century
Haven't tracked the fate of Arby's but...he's running industrial policy of a different century
April 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It's probably been a decade since i came across a stat that blew my mind: that there were more people who worked at Arby's than worked in coal mines.
Haven't tracked the fate of Arby's but...he's running industrial policy of a different century
Haven't tracked the fate of Arby's but...he's running industrial policy of a different century
Maybe he should first figure out what the agency does before holding an all hands. 🤦♀️
“He was talking about nutrition and exercise. That’s not what Medicare does,” a CMS employee who listened to the call told @wired.com. “We care for people in nursing homes. We deal with dying people.”
Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall
Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers.
www.wired.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Maybe he should first figure out what the agency does before holding an all hands. 🤦♀️
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Bingo
The White House Correspondents’ Association said it fired host Amber Ruffin so it can instead focus the dinner on celebrating the First Amendment.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
March 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Bingo
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Does anyone know the unemployment rate for Veterans ? If 30 percent of the federal workforce is Vets, the number could get ugly quickly.
Any data out there ?
Any data out there ?
March 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Does anyone know the unemployment rate for Veterans ? If 30 percent of the federal workforce is Vets, the number could get ugly quickly.
Any data out there ?
Any data out there ?
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March 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM